Unexpected Surprise

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2005)

After films like Armageddon and Bad Boys, Michael Bay, pulls out with a winner with this stock plot with interesting direction and crafty dialogue. Ewan McGregor gives his second best performance since Trainspotting, Star Wars being the first, and Scarlett Jonhasson does well in her first true action role (Eight Legged Freaks does not count.) I do hope that Michael Bay continues his one film long streak and make another winner, but it doesn't sound like it as his next film is a Transformers Movie. But all in all if you want to choose between to summer blockbusters go see this over "War of The Worlds" which unlike this film was a complete waste.